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A. E. AHCHAMBEAU. BOOT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l5. 19|?. f 1,250,940@

Patented Deo. 25,1917.

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ALFRED E. ARCEAMBEAU, F MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

BOOT.

To all 'whom tmay concern.'

Be it knownthat I, ALFRED E. AncHAM- BEAU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented a cer; tain new and useful improvement in Boots, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciication.

-My invention relates to boots and shoes, and has for its object the provision of an improved construction for boots and shoes which are to receive heavy service. ,More particularly, my invention relates to boots and shoes such 'as are used for out of door purposes where they-are given heav usage,

and wherein it is generally desira le and frequently necessary that thick and warm socks be worn in .order to keep the feet warm.

` In the general style of shoe as now manufactured the dividing line between the vamp and the upper presents a. rigid opening through which the foot of course must be forced in order to enter the vamp portion of the shoe. When heavy socks are worn l this rigid opening will not accommodate the foot' unless shoes of a size larger than needed are utilized. Under such condition of thingsthe oot when it is nally in place in the vamp is not provided with a well tting shoe, and inconveniences to the wearer are caused.

In accordance with my invention I make this rigid dividing line between the vamp' and the upper of a yielding nature. My invention further contemplates that the tongues of the boots or shoes of this nature which are usually sewed to the two adjacent free flaps of the upper be made of a yielding material, preferably thin rubber, so as to accommodate the foot of the wearer eyen though increased in size bythe use of heavy and thick hosiery. Normally shoes or boots of this character have to be purchased generally of a size too large to properly t the wearer if the unyielding 'tongue as now applied is used.

My invention has these and other objects in view, all as more clearly apparent tion which I will now set forth in connec- Specification of Letters Patent.

I be waterproof. ln accordance with my in- Patented Dec. 25, 191'?.

'Application ledianuary 15, 1917. Serial No. 142,410.

tion with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l4 is a perspective view of a boot constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a view showing my improved device as applied to a shoe, and' Fig. 4L is a fragmentary view showing my invention as applied to a rubber vamp.

In the structure shown in Figs. l and 2 the boot has the vamp portion l and. the upper 2, this being sewed together along the line This line 3 instead of being continuous in a more or less straight line about the upper is extended to forma loop 4 so as to provide iiap portions 5 forming part of the vamp, which are separable when putting the boot on or takin it ofi'. The two adjoining iiaps 6 and 7 o the upper, as well as the adjoining tongues or iaps 5 are 7'5 then drawn together by a resilient tongue 8, which resilient* tongue is sewed to the aps 6 and 7 and the vamp in such a way that the boot or shoe-when completed may vention the vamp portion l may be either of leather or rubber. If the vamp portion 1 is of rubber then thetongue 8 should be a strip of rubber integral with the vain this strip of rubber however being muc ,8L thinner than the rubber employed in the vamp portion 1, the transition from the thicker to the thinner portion being gradual, thus to provide a yielding instep and ton ue strip, all as shown in Fig. 4. In cit ier 9 .event the construction ailords a substantially water-tight arrangement which is not possible with the present style of thin leather tongues. The shoe may then be laced through the agency of holes 9 as is customary. Fabric 10 of a yielding resilient nature may be employed as a backing for the tongue 8 when so desired.

It will thus be seen that the cut-away portion as shown at i permits a separation of the vamp at the point of the arch when such separation is desirable in putting the shoe on or taking it off. Furthermore, the resilient water-tight tongue draws thetwo opposingv flaps of the boot or shoe together.

` From what has been thus described the nature of my invention will be readily clear to those skilled in the art.

`per portion, the forwar Having however thus described two forms which my invention may take, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A boot or shoe of the character described having a vamp portion and an upl per portion, the forward part of the vamp over the instep being cut away below the usual vamp top line to form yielding flaps over the instep, the upper portion having a forward extension extending into said cutaway part of the vamp, said forward extension of the vamp having means whereby it may be laced over the instep.

2. A boot or shoe of the character described having a vamp ortion and an upd) part of the vamp over the instep being cut away below the usual vamp top line to form yielding flaps over the instep, the upper portion having a forward extension extending into said cutaway part of the vamp, said forward extension of the vamp having means whereby it may be laced over the instep, and a yielding tongue interposed between the opposing iaps of said upper and vamp.

3. A boot or shoe of the character described having a vamp portion and an upper portion, the Vamp portion near the forward portion thereof atits junction with the upper portion being cut away to form yielding iaps1 the upper portion extending into said cut-away portion, said upper having adjoining'r flaps and a yielding tongue portion interposed between the opposing aps of said upper and vamp, said vamp being of rubber of a given thickness and said tongue being of rubber of less thickness.

4. A boot or shoe of the character described having a vamp portion and an uppe'r portion, the vamp portion near the forward portion thereof at its junction with the upper portion being cut away to form yielding aps, the upper portion extending into said cut away portion, said upper having adjoining flaps and a yielding tongue portion interposed between the opposing flaps of said upper and vamp, said vamp being of rubber of a given thickness and 'Y said tongue being of rubber of less thickness, the two rubber portions being integral 5. in a boot or shoe the combination of a vamp portion and an upper portion, said upper portion having opposing tiaps and a thin yielding rubber tongue adapted to draw the opposing iaps of the upper toward each other, said vamp consisting of rubber of a substantially greater thiekn" i than said tongue.

6. A boot or shoe of the character described'having a vamp portion and an upper portion, the vamp portion over the forward part of the instep being cut away below the usual vamp top line to form yielding aps, the upper portion extending into said cut away portion, said upper having adjoining flaps and a yielding tongue portion interposed between the opposing flaps of said upper and Vamp.

7. In a boot or shoe the combination of a vamp portion and an upper portion, the vamp portion being made of rubber of a given thickness, and a yielding rubber tongue extending upwardly from the forward part of said vamp portion, said rubber tongue being of less thickness than said vamp portion. i

8. In a boot or shoe the combination of a vamp portion and an upper portion, the vamp portion being made ofv rubber of a given thickness, and a yielding rubber tongue extending upwardly from the for ward part of said vamp portion, said rubber tongue being of less thickness than sai vamp portion, said tongue extending into the vamp portion over the forward part of the instep. Y

n witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of January, A. D.

ALFRED E. ARCHAMBEAU. Witnesses:

HAZEL A. Jonas, MAX Vif. ZABEL. 

